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Polar

Of or pertaining to one of the poles of the earth, or of a sphere; situated near, or proceeding from, one of the poles; as, polar regions; polar seas; polar winds.

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Antarctic 84% connected

Opposite to the northern or arctic pole; relating to the southern pole or to the region near it, and applied especially to a circle, distant from the…

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Antarctic 84% connected

Opposite to the northern or arctic pole; relating to the southern pole or to the region near it, and applied especially to a circle, distant from the…

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Arctic 84% connected

Pertaining to, or situated under, the northern constellation called the Bear; northern; frigid; as, the arctic pole, circle, region, ocean; an arctic…

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Arctic 84% connected

Pertaining to, or situated under, the northern constellation called the Bear; northern; frigid; as, the arctic pole, circle, region, ocean; an arctic…

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Charged 84% connected

of Charge

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Charged 84% connected

of Charge

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Circumpolar 84% connected

About the pole; -- applied to stars that revolve around the pole without setting; as, circumpolar stars.

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Circumpolar 84% connected

About the pole; -- applied to stars that revolve around the pole without setting; as, circumpolar stars.

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Cold 84% connected

Deprived of heat, or having a low temperature; not warm or hot; gelid; frigid.

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Cold 84% connected

Deprived of heat, or having a low temperature; not warm or hot; gelid; frigid.

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Crucial 84% connected

Having the form of a cross; appertaining to a cross; cruciform; intersecting; as, crucial ligaments; a crucial incision.

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Crucial 84% connected

Having the form of a cross; appertaining to a cross; cruciform; intersecting; as, crucial ligaments; a crucial incision.

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Different 84% connected

Distinct; separate; not the same; other.

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Different 84% connected

Distinct; separate; not the same; other.

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Important 84% connected

Full of, or burdened by, import; charged with great interests; restless; anxious.

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Important 84% connected

Full of, or burdened by, import; charged with great interests; restless; anxious.

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Polarity 74% connected

That quality or condition of a body in virtue of which it exhibits opposite, or contrasted, properties or powers, in opposite, or contrasted, parts o…

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Polarity 74% connected

That quality or condition of a body in virtue of which it exhibits opposite, or contrasted, properties or powers, in opposite, or contrasted, parts o…

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Pole 74% connected

A native or inhabitant of Poland; a Polander.

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Pole 74% connected

A native or inhabitant of Poland; a Polander.

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Terminal 74% connected

Of or pertaining to the end or extremity; forming the extremity; as, a terminal edge.

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Terminal 74% connected

Of or pertaining to the end or extremity; forming the extremity; as, a terminal edge.

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Pole 66% connected

A native or inhabitant of Poland; a Polander.

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Arctic 92% connected

Pertaining to, or situated under, the northern constellation called the Bear; northern; frigid; as, the arctic pole, circle, region, ocean; an arctic…

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Diametric 92% connected

Alt. of Diametrical

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Diametrical 92% connected

Of or pertaining to a diameter.

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Frigid 92% connected

Cold; wanting heat or warmth; of low temperature; as, a frigid climate.

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Gelid 92% connected

Cold; very cold; frozen.

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Glacial 92% connected

Pertaining to ice or to its action; consisting of ice; frozen; icy; esp., pertaining to glaciers; as, glacial phenomena.

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Icy 92% connected

Pertaining to, resembling, or abounding in, ice; cold; frosty.

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Opposite 92% connected

Placed over against; standing or situated over against or in front; facing; -- often with to; as, a house opposite to the Exchange.

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Pivotal 92% connected

Of or pertaining to a pivot or turning point; belonging to, or constituting, a pivot; of the nature of a pivot; as, the pivotalopportunity of a caree…

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Equatorial 94% connected

Of or pertaining to the equator; as, equatorial climates; also, pertaining to an equatorial instrument.

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Equatorial 94% connected

Of or pertaining to the equator; as, equatorial climates; also, pertaining to an equatorial instrument.

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